Liverpool pre-season friendly vs. Preston WILL go ahead

Liverpool’s opening pre-season friendly away to Preston will go ahead as planned after consulting players and staff following the death of Diogo Jota. The decision was made to consult players and staff before any final call on whether they would fulfil their opening friendly of the summer. But Liverpool’s clash with Preston at Deepdale will go ahead as planned at 3pm (BST) on Sunday. The game will be broadcast live on ITV1 in the UK, which had been the case prior to Jota’s death. Jota had been travelling back for pre-season when his vehicle crashed in northern Spain last Thursday morning. He was laid to rest alongside his brother, Andre Silva, on Saturday.